Feb 20, 2011 · 6 What is the origin of 'bootleg' ('bootlegger', 'bootlegging'), in the general sense of "illicit trade in liquor" (OED)? The Online Etymology Dictionary gives one possible origin, from …

Oct 18, 2012 · I suppose the large number of "in" prepositions in the phrase can be explained like this: in many languages, including Russian we use the preposition which can be translated into …

Jun 10, 2023 · But the USA did not have food rationing. So how can there have been a black market? There certainly was rationing and a black market in Britain. I don't know if there was a …

May 2, 2024 · A desire path (often referred to as a desire line in transportation planning), also known as a game trail, social trail, fishermen trail, herd path, cow path, elephant path, buffalo …

Jul 21, 2016 · A desire path (also known as a game trail, desire line, social trail, herd path, cow path, goat track, pig trail or bootleg trail) can be a path created as a consequence of erosion …

Mar 29, 2021 · The other is the title song from a bootleg album by Jimi Hendrix: " Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead ". There are other references that I'm not familiar with but …

A fanboy has all of their records (including those bootleg records and a few unreleased ones) and goes to all of their concerts, even if they are on a different continent. Actually "fanboy" might …

Dec 21, 2014 · I'm looking for a more politically correct substitute for the expression "poor man's", meaning an inferior improvised or makeshift substitute. Usage examples: "Guncotton is the …

1922 Bookman Mar. 23/2 Both go morris-dancing amuck on a case of bootleg liquor. 2003 B. Klähn in K. Stierstorfer Beyond Postmodernism 86 A sports-car pilot driving amok on a French …

Nov 19, 2015 · 0 A snapdragon is neither a snap nor a dragon A cocktail is neither a cock nor a tail A carpet is neither a car nor a pet (not really a compound noun, so may not qualify) bootleg …